Submitted by Stephanie (not verified) on 18 January, 2008 - 12:31.
Although our money is limited, and we rent, we have made big changes in our household. We replaced all the lights with compact floresant bulbs, we insulted our waterheater, and outlets. We put weatherstripping on the inside doors and insultion around the jams to stop drafts. My fireplace flue doesn't close anymore, so I took newspaper and rolled it up in huge balls and stuck it up the chimmney where the flue should close, being careful not to block the heater ventilation, because that would cause carborn minoxide poisioning, and then we cut out a piece of foam core board and wedged it between the flue and fireplace. We recycle alot, and only have one garbage bag between 3 adults per week. We composte our vege cuttings and coffee grinds. I work in a grocery store and encourage my customers into buying our recycled, reusable bags, for $1.50, which they do with great enthusiasm. So there you have it, if we all did these simple things, what a difference it would make. My electric bill has dropped about $25.00 a month!!!
Although our money is
Although our money is limited, and we rent, we have made big changes in our household. We replaced all the lights with compact floresant bulbs, we insulted our waterheater, and outlets. We put weatherstripping on the inside doors and insultion around the jams to stop drafts. My fireplace flue doesn't close anymore, so I took newspaper and rolled it up in huge balls and stuck it up the chimmney where the flue should close, being careful not to block the heater ventilation, because that would cause carborn minoxide poisioning, and then we cut out a piece of foam core board and wedged it between the flue and fireplace. We recycle alot, and only have one garbage bag between 3 adults per week. We composte our vege cuttings and coffee grinds. I work in a grocery store and encourage my customers into buying our recycled, reusable bags, for $1.50, which they do with great enthusiasm. So there you have it, if we all did these simple things, what a difference it would make. My electric bill has dropped about $25.00 a month!!!